Biography
Chris is a youth worker, school governor university lecturer and proud dad of 3. He has lived in Whitstable for over ten years.
Chris is a former Chair and current trustee of Whitstable Umbrella where the impact of government cuts to front line services inspired him to get involved in local politics. He takes an active interest in local youth services – he is the founder of a local dads group (Who Let the Dads Out), a Scout Leader at Long Rock or Chair of Governors at Swalecliffe Community Primary School.
After a career working in housing and youth work charities across the country, he now is a senior lecturer in Business Administration and Social Enterprise for two prestigious London Universities.
He was elected to Canterbury City Council in 2019 as a representative for Gorrell ward with George Caffery and Valerie Kenny.
Chris sits on the Community Committee, Audit Committee, Governance Commitee and Whitstable Harbour Board. He is Labour’s Lead Councillor for the Coast and Open Spaces.
Contact details
Email: [email protected]
Tel:07539452812
Twitter: @MrWhitstable
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Dec 2019
Our first election blog post by Whitstable Labour Party member, Emma.
This general election feels like an extraordinary opportunity for people
Jul 2015
This is my letter to the Times and Gazette from Monday.
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Jan 2022
Whitstable councillors explain their recommendation to proposed changes to on street parking
Dec 2021
This year Labour councillors in Whitstable were at the centre of community efforts to bring a little bit of sparkle
Nov 2021
Local government can be extremely glamorous some times and as such I spent Monday afternoon visiting the Swalecliffe Sewage Plant
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Oct 2021
This evening Canterbury City Council united to condemn the actions of Southern Water following a summer of unauthorised sewage discharges
This evening Canterbury City Council united to condemn the actions of Southern Water following a summer of unauthorised sewage discharges